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Originally posted by darthfuster:

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Originally posted by Scoutmaster:...It is sad that too many in society ....are willing to surrender their rights for an empty promise of security, which will amount to oppression and captivity .

I think more often too many are willing to surrender others' liberty for security and profit...

I can't disagree. As I have commented before, many are ignorant and/or apathetic, somehow they don't see taking away others rights will come back and burn themselves. Others are complicit, they intentionally maintain their own rights, and seek to dominate others under the guise of helping others.

Others, still, see it as a path for anything from social acceptability to a Hollywood contract to public office - and never bother to think of anything else because being an 'insider' will get them special treatment if anyone finds out that they have a gun.

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
There are very rich and powerful organizations out there that are spending millions if not billions of dollars in an attempt to take away our ability to defend ourselves.
What nefarious shit are they going to try if they are successful?

I think there are two primary motives. First is absolute control. Second is part of the first, self defense/preservation. I think they have screwed things up so bad that to remain in control they will have ...

Like modern day Venezuela. Who has the ("legal") guns?

Geee...color me shocked that no college wants any part of this kid:

David Hogg revealed on Tuesday that he has been rejected from four schools

Despite organizing a global movement against gun violence which they themselves billed as a 'revolution', some of the survivors of the Parkland school massacre have not been granted admission to their chosen colleges.

On Tuesday, David Hogg, one of the most vocal survivors of the February 14 atrocity, revealed that he had been rejected from four of the schools he applied to; UCLA, UCSD, UCSB and UC Irvine.

Hogg, 17, is not alone. Fellow survivor Ryan Deitsch was turned down by UCLA.

It is not clear what either wants to study. Hogg has a 4.2 GPA and scored a 1270 on his SATs, both of which are considered above average.

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Originally posted by RichardC:

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Originally posted by darthfuster:

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
There are very rich and powerful organizations out there that are spending millions if not billions of dollars in an attempt to take away our ability to defend ourselves.
What nefarious shit are they going to try if they are successful?

I think there are two primary motives. First is absolute control. Second is part of the first, self defense/preservation. I think they have screwed things up so bad that to remain in control they will have ...

Like modern day Venezuela. Who has the ("legal") guns?

If the people were smart enough to resist disarmament, their kids would be going to bed tonight with full bellies, their wives and daughters would not have to sell their bodies and defile themselves to survive and their sons and fathers would not have to helplessly watch the family suffer. This whole mess would have been over before it started.

People need to stop referring to this little commie asshole as "survivor". Hogg wasn't even on school property when the shooting occurred. I'm as much of a survivor of that shooting as he, which is not at all.

This says it all.

AFAIC he's a poser opportunist. He was biased Left before any of this happened and he saw the event as a catalyst to put him where he aspired to be. He rushed to the scene not to help, but to capitalize. I suspect his just ignominy awaits him right around the corner. With any luck, his sour puss will adorn memes of ridicule for decades to come.

^^^ I agree with most of the above post in the white box, but IMO social media has made bullying almost a 24/7 activity in some cases in that a kid suffering from bullying can either be bullied even alone in their own home, either by direct interaction or by posts/comments about them from bullies.

This asshole, running for Sheriff in North Carolina, suggested killing people to take their guns away. His name is Daryl Fisher, and this total scumbag should have his smile wiped off his face.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.co...-to-take-their-guns/

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
On Tuesday, David Hogg, one of the most vocal survivors of the February 14 atrocity, revealed that he had been rejected from four of the schools he applied to; UCLA, UCSD, UCSB and UC Irvine.

1. Maybe it's because he hasn't been to school in something like six weeks? Doesn't that violate some sort of attendance/truancy policy? Can one actually graduate, with that kind of absenteeism?

2. When even California schools don't want your liberal bullcrap on their campuses....

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Originally posted by oddball:
This asshole, running for Sheriff in North Carolina, suggested killing people to take their guns away. His name is Daryl Fisher, and this total scumbag should have his smile wiped off his face.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.co...-to-take-their-guns/

Oopsie! Now he's sorry...

If he wins, will they have to change the name of the county to Bunkum County?

Of course he apologized. North Carolina still has a healthy population of rednecks. Now he can claim that he "has to be sensitive to the issue" so he has an excuse to not take gun owners or their heirs on.

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
It is not clear what either wants to study. Hogg has a 4.2 GPA and scored a 1270 on his SATs, both of which are considered above average.

How does one get a 4.2 GPA? Most schools have a 4.0 as highest.

flashguy

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Originally posted by darthfuster:

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Originally posted by oddball:
This asshole, running for Sheriff in North Carolina, suggested killing people to take their guns away. His name is Daryl Fisher, and this total scumbag should have his smile wiped off his face.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.co...-to-take-their-guns/

Oopsie! Now he's sorry...

He isn’t sorry. He is just sorry that got leaked.

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Of course he apologized. North Carolina still has a healthy population of rednecks. Now he can claim that he "has to be sensitive to the issue" so he has an excuse to not take gun owners or their heirs on.

With any luck his mouth has cost him the race.

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
It is not clear what either wants to study. Hogg has a 4.2 GPA and scored a 1270 on his SATs, both of which are considered above average.

How does one get a 4.2 GPA? Most schools have a 4.0 as highest.

flashguy

It's high school. Most don't go off a 4.0 gpa scale.

1270 doesn’t get you into UC. He would be a visible failure.

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Originally posted by flashguy:

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
It is not clear what either wants to study. Hogg has a 4.2 GPA and scored a 1270 on his SATs, both of which are considered above average.

How does one get a 4.2 GPA? Most schools have a 4.0 as highest.

flashguy

If a HS student is in advanced placement classes and gets a 4.0, there is extra GPA awarded to note that he/she excelled in classes more difficult than what normal students take.

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Originally posted by flashguy:

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
It is not clear what either wants to study. Hogg has a 4.2 GPA and scored a 1270 on his SATs, both of which are considered above average.

How does one get a 4.2 GPA? Most schools have a 4.0 as highest.

flashguy

I'm pretty sure all schools still consider 4.0 all "A"s, however...

If you take AP courses, you can raise your cumulative grade point average above a 4.0